Today we're talking about ART that open to public to ride in Putrajaya from 1-4 February 2024.

Autonomous-rail Rapid Transit or ART is a guided bus that autonomously driven with or without driver on board.

Despite its name, it is not on the rail - it is on the road.

What is the story behind the development of ART and how it tried to get its real-world operation in Malaysia since 2019?


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REFERENCES
Jianghua, F., Yunqing, H., Xiwen, Y., Ruipeng, H., Lei, X., & Chenlin, Z. (2024). Autonomous-rail Rapid Transit Tram: System Architecture, Design and Applications. Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation, 100161.

Miyamoto, S., Mori, K., Ihara, H., Matsumaru, H., & Ohshima, H. (1984). Autonomous decentralized control and its application to the rapid transit system. Computers in Industry, 5(2), 115-124.

Nesheli, M. M., Li, L., Palm, M., & Shalaby, A. (2021). Driverless shuttle pilots: Lessons for automated transit technology deployment. Case studies on transport policy, 9(2), 723-742.

KEYWORDS: ART, autonomous rapid transit, automatic rapid transit, Iskandar Rapid Transit, Putrajaya